Dorathea M. “Dottie” Koppenhofer, 98, of The Villages passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018. Mrs. Koppenhofer was born February 5, 1920 in Clinton Township, OH to Herman and Minnie (Warncke) Bunke. Dottie was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Delta, OH where she was involved with the Women’s...

Carmella “Mel” Holmes, 51, of Summerfield, Florida went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 1, 2018. She was born on July 25, 1966 in South Bend, Indiana. With her husband they moved to sunny Florida in 2008, which she called paradise. She enjoyed her online clothing business and cleaning, even...

Gladys L. Strickland, age 102, of Lake Panasoffkee, passed away on June 28, 2018 at her home. Gladys was born on March 19, 1916 to James Adam and Penelope (Pierce) Peacock in Geneva County Alabama. Gladys worked as a fruit processer in a fruit packing plant for many years. Gladys is survived by...

Bill R. Dickson, age 73, went to be with his Lord and Savior on June 27, 2018. Bill was born to George and Florence (Erlandson) Dickson on March 17, 1945 in Wilmington, Delaware. Bill married Joyce Winstead in June of 1974. Bill served in the Vietnam War as a helicopter pilot, in the Army...

Kevin Hart was born on October 17, 1981 in Gainesville, Florida to Inez White (Wright). He was adopted by his loving parents Sylvester and Mattie (Greene) Hart (deceased) in the year of 1989. Kevin was a fun loving person whom enjoyed basketball, doing backward flips and fishing. Anyone he met...

Carol Darlene Dasher, 59, of Wildwood passed away Monday, June 25, 2018. Mrs. Dasher was born November 29, 1958 in Orlando to Harold and Hilda Lucille (Hudson) Smith. She has lived here all her life and retired from the Sumter County School Board. Carol was the lunch room manager in the Wildwood...

William R. Ferracci, Sr. age 89, passed away at his home on June 22, 2018. William was born in Auburn, Maine on July 16, 1928 to William and Gabrielle (Martin) Ferracci. He married the love of his life Evelyn Deynarin while in the service. They met while in school and became engaged while still...

Mark Carlton Smoot, 64, of Wildwood passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Mr. Smoot was born January 22, 1954 in La Mesa, CA to Orman Clark and Frankie Helen (Carlton) Smoot. He was a retired tool & dye maker and loved computers. Mark moved here in 2014 from Cape Canaveral. He is survived by...

Paul Graham Beckett, 96 passed away June 15, 2018, at his home in The Villages, Florida. He was born December 15, 1921, in Boggsville, Pennsylvania, the son of John G. Beckett and Anna E. (Thompson) Beckett. In 1945, he married Muriel E. Mateer, who passed away just days before their 62nd wedding...

Deborah Ann Draper, age 58, passed away at her home on June 13, 2018. Deborah was born on January 16, 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland to David and Marie (Steinberger) Dixon. She married Richard Draper and they moved to Oxford, Florida in 1998 and he passed in 2008. Deborah is survived by her daughter...

Rubye Shoaf, 81, of The Villages passed away on June 12, 2018. Rubye was born December 3, 1936 in Wilson, N.C. to Carl and Bertie (Thore) Simpson. Rubye moved to The Villages, FL. In 2001 from Richmond, Virginia. She is survived by her loving, devoted husband, James V. (Jim) Shoaf, Jr. and her...

Edith “EO” Maddox Middleton, 94, of Wildwood passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Mrs. Middleton was born November 8, 1923 in Savannah, GA to George Emmitt and Carlisle (Heidt) Maddox. She has lived here most of her life and was a homemaker. Edith was a member of the Wildwood United Methodist...